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I have not seen a team play as well in a long time. I know holland beat Spain 5-1, but I honestly think chile's performance was more impressive. They were so disciplined and compact in defence, they passed the ball about really well and broke so quickly. Kind of reminded me of a pacier, more exciting version of Spain's style of play, and a better defence! Thought that one of the most impressive aspects was how good chile were collectively, but medel was the star man for me. Chile fans were also excellent, national anthem would give you goosebumps! Also, Croatia hammered Cameroon tonight but Song ruined it for Cameroon!!!! Perisic was outstanding, great pass and well taken goal.

Anyone got odds on a Netherlands v Chile final???

Hahaha I don't think that can happen, they'll have to meet in the quarter I think?

Chile do look good' date=' but their group is awful. [/quote']

Well.... Well.

The mk3s went past my house on Sunday at about ten to 9. Good video here

Have the 071s had silencers put in? They didn't seem to thunder past there like they used to! Great video!

Two wonderful games today . :-)

Yeah! Pity chile didn't rack up a few more against Australia, that would have really put Spain under pressure. But if Chile can just avoid defeat in their next two games, then spain are out, and if even if they get a point against Spain and not get hammered by holland then they're in with a good chance!

The ref was certainly a homer tonight,lets hope the rest are a bit more braver and not afraid to make big decisions in the days to come.

Absolutely. Croatia were robbed of a point tonight, three decisions which were just wrong! Two good days coming up, with Spain-Holland and Italy-England!

And that is ridiculous. Brazil now 2-1 up thanks to someone who should have been off and a complete dive from fred.

Ok, that is ridiculous, how is neymar not off?! Croatia should be a goal and man up at half time. Blatant favouritism towards the hosts. Having said that Croatia look dangeorus going forward, come on boys!!

I should have said that I was talking about Immobile in my post Vincent, my fault for the mix up. I know that it was Fluminense that were the opposition but you still have to take the chances and he certainly did that. Could be Buffons last world cup also. They always produce great goalkeepers and Zoff was 41 when they won it in 1982.

 

Rich,

Ahh ok haha, that description could be given to Balotelli as well! Buffon is getting on a bit, could well be his last WC. He's been some keeper over the years for Italy and Juve!

He played well in that friendly recently Vincent and took his goals well, he's also a big lad but very mobile to go with it. Would have liked to have had a good look at Strootman for Holland but his injury has ruled him out until the end of the year.

 

Rich,

Oh yeah, not doubting he's a great player, but with Immobile and Cerci scoring 35 between them a mid-table club, and Cerci also getting 10 assists, it would be hard to overlook them. Maybe all 3 will play, with Immobile and Balotelli up front and Cerci behind them. Strootman is a great player allright, Roma are my first team and we really fell away from Juve after he got injured this season!

I'd agree with you about De Rossi Rich, in my opinion he's the best holding midfielder in the world. But Balotelli might not even start if Immobile impresses in training. Him and Cerci have linked up so well for Torino this season it would be hard to omit them! When you also add in Bonucci, Chiellini and Barzagli at the back, I could see Italy going far as well. Not sure about Germany now that Reus is injured... Chile do look good, but their group is awful. Would love to see them get out at the expense of Holland!

Yeah, they also have Mertens who's had a good season with Napoli. It's so hard for me to actually fathom the fact that they're good, as they've not even played in a major tournament since 2002, which I barely remember! They'll have a tough test in round of 16 though, with probably Portugal or Germany to play. I think they could definitely take Germany now that Reus is out! Oh, Lee Trundle... unbelievable technically! I have to say I'd enjoy it if Argentina won it in Brazil, have always preferred them out of the two.

Well, with the world cup starting tomorrow and Ireland once again failing to reach it, who are we all going for? I'm supporting Croatia, great fans and possibly dark horses that could go quite far. Should be a great tournament anyway!

Were the grills replaced or something from them to be like that? No other 201s were like like that. Think 230 had grey filler pieces too since it went into Enterprise livery.

Yeah, it did, it would be good if Murphy Models added these little things, gave 230 quite a distinctive look!

He means why didn't Murphy Models bring out the 121s instead of 201s, seeing as there had already been a 201 model produced by Lima!

I was just thinking there, dunno if this has been touched on before, but would it not have made more sense for Paddy Murphy to release the 201s after the 071s, and possibly even after the 121s? I'm glad it turned out the way it did as I love the 201s, but from a marketing point of view, surely the locos that there hadn't been a model of (like the 121s) would have sold better?

Why Limited quantities is that to bump up the price a bit? Bearing in mind the Chinese have now added 10% on costs and for some of us we don't get a 10% pay rise......

It's not that simple... limited quantities is probably just because there isn't enough demand for those liveries. Let's not turn this into running down Murphy Models who have undoubtedly produced some of the best Irish models ever!

Great news!!!!

yeah free up a platform and the track layout made it easier to do... plus coaches and GM could sit out there for 20 mins or so.

Would that not have created a bottleneck though if there were only two tracks, one for each direction?

Krasny vlak!

 

Always fancied a City Elefant in orange and black.....

Was a model ever released of them? I remember them, double deckers with a pretty blunt front yeah? I also have a piko 150 class but I can't find it atm! I went to Berlin when I was young and CD had leased out the 371s to DB to use on the Warsaw trains and other trains further east! I really liked them, and also really liked the big BR232s! Huge locos!

Does anyone know when the last time the IE mark 2s were in Belfast apart from like going to Whitehead to get done up for RPSI was? And when they served as the enterprise, did the 201s or 071s run around at Central, or did they still go to York Road? Any pics of them up here in recent years would be excellent!

Did you the hunslets generally always push-pull or top and tail, or did they sometimes haul and run around?

Not being funny doesn’t make you a bad person. Not having a sense of humor does

He does have a sense of humour, it's just being deadpan

Hey lads, was sorting out stock the other day and thought I'd take a few pics of some of my Eastern European stock! Featuring carriages from Russia, Poland, East Germany, Czech Republic and Belarus and a Czech loco as well. Got a lot of this 2nd hand so some of it isn't in the best condition. Hope you enjoy anyway!